2022
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JANUARY 2022
1/8/SAT
@
4PM
EL MONSTRO and I
are invited to participate in
MUSIC MAKING
CLICK on LINK for additional information
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5331318...
Overlooking the Los Angeles skyline
with
Dwight Trible,
Arlynn Page,
Paul Livingstone,
Neelamjit Dillon,
This is a family-friendly,
private gathering with limited tickets.
BYOP- Bring Your Own Picnic, outdoor event.
Presented by Soul Force Project,
a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that promotes social justice through global music and the arts.
This is a fundraiser for Soul Force community programming
such as Odo Olo Ilu Ire drumming and Soul Force Singers for 2022.
come on up if you come on down
AQUI Y AHORA
VIVA LA VIDA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1/15/SA
recording session in San Diego, CA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FEBRUARY
2/19/SAT
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
FLOR Y CANTO
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/about.html
is invited to do a presentation for by LAPL
LINKS to be announced
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MARCH
3/29/TU
@
6:00 PM
LA MADE
EDENDALE LIBRARY BRANCH
presents
Mexico Atemporal
with Christopher Garcia y Pablo Lenero Archer,
Join us Tuesday March 29th at 6:00 p.m. PST on the Edendale Zoom -- LA Made presents Mexico Atemporal,
a performance by Christopher Garcia y Pablo Lenero Archer! Master percussionist and educator Garcia plays indigenous breath and percussion instruments of Mexico and Central America, taking us on a musical journey heightened by Archer's treated piano explorations. These acclaimed musicians have performed their own compositions around the world, as well as a repertoire that spans indigenous music of many cultures as well as jazz and classical works, from canonical to experimental.
Email eden@lapl.org for the Zoom link to attend.
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APRIL
invited to participate
4/24/SU
BOBBY BRADFORD MO'TET
@
UNION STATION LOS ANGELES
800 N. Alameda Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90012
more info to come as it gets closer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MAY
invited to collaborate musically
5/1/SUN
El Circo Anahuac:
An Aztec Opera
schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/el-circo-anahuac-an-aztec-opera/
El Circo Anahuac
is an Aztec opera
presented with a modern circus troupe
that tells the classic Nahuatl tale of the birth of the twin volcanoes outside Mexico City:
Popocatepetl,
the “Smoky Mountain,”
and
Ixtlacihuatl,
the “Sleeping Woman.”
The composer David Reyes and the librettist Maria Elena Yepes wrote,
produced and created this one-hour and fifteen-minute opera.
It is an original, independent artistic endeavor that tells a well-known
Mexican and Mexican American cultural tale,
a few hundred years old.
Written primarily in English and Spanish,
with several Nahuatl names and references,
the opera production includes stage props, film, dancers,
five actors with voices, stagehands, seven musicians, and a narrator dressed as a circus ringmaster.
Voices include
soprano,
mezzo-soprano,
tenor,
bass,
and baritone.
Instruments include
flute,
clarinet,
trumpet,
trombone,
tuba,
percussion instruments
and indigenous breath, and percussion instruments
Of Mesoamerica and Mexico
Executive Producers: Steven Loza MariaElena Yepes
Director:
Steven Loza
Producer:
David Reyes
Composer:
David Reyes
Librettist:
Maria Elena Yepes
Choreographer:
Janelle Gonzalez
Presented by Brown Fist Productions, LLC 2022
This event is made possible thanks to support from the UCLA Center for Latino Arts (CLA),
the UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies,
and a grant from the
UCLA Chancellor's Arts Initiative.
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/el-circo-anahuac-an-aztec-opera/
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5/06/FRI
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
invited to San Diego for
educational outreach program
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5/07/SAT
invited to perform
with
Tasha Smith Godinez - pedal harp
Reggy Wood - piano
cg El Monstro percussion
THE JAZZ LOUNGE
SAN DIEGO CA
6818 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92115
thejazzlounge.live/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5/13/TU
invited to coach and work with UCLA percussion ensemble
when they perform
SINFONIA INDIA
ROYCE HALL
AT
UCLA
LA,CA USA
schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/cornel-west-arturo-ofarrill-and-mariachi-los-camperos/
Cornel West,
Arturo O'Farrill,
and
Mariachi Los Camperos
UCLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
headline in a concert celebrating the thirty-year history of musical interchange between UCLA and numerous musical organizations across Mexico.
The concert features a special presentation of Arturo O'Farrill's recent Grammy Award-winning album Four Questions, featuring the narration of internationally acclaimed philosopher and social activist Cornel West, and instrumentation by the UCLA Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, directed by O'Farrill, and UCLA Philharmonia, directed by Neal Stulberg. The concert also features performances by legendary Mariachi Los Camperos, directed by Jesús Guzmán, as well as a performance of Miguel Bernal Jiménez's Concertino para Órgano y Orquesta featuring UCLA organist Christoph Bull.
Sponsored by the
UCLA Center for Latino Arts,
the UCLA Arts Initiative,
Friends of Jazz at UCLA,
the UCLA César Chávez Department of Chicano and Central American Studies,
and The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
Arturo O'Farrill - Four Questions, featuring Cornel WestGRAMMY® Award-winning pianist/composer Arturo O’Farrill's album Four Questions features special guest Dr. Cornel West on the title composition “Four Questions.”
Premiered live-in-concert at The Apollo Theater in 2016, “Four Questions” took the shape of Dr. Cornel West’s speech at Town Hall (Seattle, WA: October 9, 2014) based on his book, Black Prophetic Fire, expounding upon Four questions posed by the great African American civil rights activist and author W. E. B. Du Bois in his 1903 book, The Souls of Black Folk.
“‘Four Questions’
is about bringing attention through Dr. West’s brilliance and vision, coupled with the subversive power of the Afro Latin [Jazz Orchestra], to the influence of revolutionary thought that demands we take stock of where we are as a country and demand better,” says Arturo O’Farrill, pianist/composer and Artistic Director of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance. “We must pay tribute to the jazz greats like Coltrane, Holiday, Mingus, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, and carry on their legacy of bringing attention to the real issues of modern society through jazz music.”
O’Farrill notes, “Watching Dr. West speak is one of the sublime musical moments of my life. His oratory has the weight of a John Coltrane solo. His rhythmic delivery has the tumbao of Mongo Santamaría. The humor with which he injects his very serious messages floats like Charlie Parker in flight and, oh, most sacred of all, when he gets deliberate, each word has the authenticity and Afrocentricity of Thelonious Monk’s right hand.”
Dr. West's performance at Royce Hall is part of a residency at UCLA, as a University of California Regents' Lecturer. His participation is also sponsored by the UCLA Center for Latino Arts; the UCLA Division of Social Sciences, Darnell Hunt—Dean; Friends of Jazz at UCLA, Gloria Turner—President; Professor O'Farrill's UCLA research funding; the Kenny Burrell Chair in Jazz Studies held by Professor Terence Blanchard; the UCLA Herb Alpert Endowment Fund for Guest Lecturers; the Gary Nash Endowed Chair in American History held by Professor Robin G. Kelley, the Ralph Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, and the UCLA Department of African American Studies.
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PRIVATE EVENTS
5/17TU
5/18/WE
RESONANCIA
SOLO MESOAMERICAN INSTRUMENT
INFORMANCE
LECTURES
VIA ZOOM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5/20/FRI
LA MADE
VAN NUYS LIBRARY
12 NOON
presents
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
XOCHI CUICATL MUSIC
FLOR Y CANTO
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/la-made-resonancia-flower-songs-music
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/about.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5/24/TU
back in the studio
with
PABLO CALOGERO
AQUI Y AHORA Y MAS ALLA
aquiyahoraymas.weebly.com/
TBA when it is released
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5/31/TU
invited to
MAKE MUSIC
with
PABLO CALOGERO
aquiyahoraymas.weebly.com/
@
ZEBULON
dice.fm/event/wbkox-arto-lindsay-pablo-calogero-31st-may-zebulon-los-angeles-tickets?lng=pt
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JUNE
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
Has been invited to participate in
“Three Communities, One World”
June 3, 2022
Three Communities, One World!
Fri, June 3, 2022
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM PDT
Westerbeck Recital Hall
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
1570 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91106
TIX are $15.00
presented by
CLAZZICAL NOTES
https://www.clazzicalnotes.org/
THE SILK TRIO
(traditional music of China)
Yihan Chen - Pipa (Chinese lute)
Haowei Cheng - guzheng (Chinese zither)
Qin Xiang - erhu (Chinese spike fiddle)
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
Christopher Garcia
Yolanda Delgado Garcia
Alegria Garcia
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments of Mesoamerica, marimba and voice
MIJAN OWENS
(powerhouse vocal diva)
Mijan Owens - voice
Charles Love - piano forte
LUIS VILLEGAS
(flameno guitarist extraordinaire)
will also be percussion of India as a guest with 2 of the artists
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6/20 - 6/22
PRIVATE SOLO EVENT
MUSICAL CLINICIAN @ BIG SUR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6/25/
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
PRIVATE EVENT
SOLSTICE EVENT
NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JULY
7/5 THRU 7/7
PRIVATE EVENT
MUSICAL CLINICIAN @ BIG SUR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7/11 THRU 7/13
PRIVATE EVENT
MUSICAL CLINICIAN @ BIG SUR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7/25 THRU 7/27
PRIVATE EVENT
MUSICAL CLINICIAN @ BIG SUR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7/29/
TASHA SMITH GODINEZ
CD RELEASE CONCERT
with
myself
and
Nico Huseo - viola
Lightbox Theater
2590 Truxtun Rd #205
San Diego, CA 92106
Phone: (619) 225-1803
AUGUST
8/8 and 8/9
back in the studio
info TBA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER
September 11,
3:00 pm
TASHA SMITH GODINEZ
with
myself
and
Nico Hueso - viola
September 10, 7:00 pm - Trio + Camille
Queen Bee’s,
3925 Ohio St,
San Diego, CA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER 13
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
invited to participate on
CONOCE MI CULTURA RADIO PROGRAM
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
invited to participate in the following
Sat, September 17,
10 to 11 AM
www.clazzicalnotes.org/about-us.html
This program is partially underwritten by Bill and Linda Krantz
CLAZZKIDZZ!
A Saturday Morning Musicale!
Free Program
This is a fun and unique in-person and interactive program from Clazzical Notes designed
for pre-K through elementary-school-aged children and their families to experience stories t
old through movement, percussion, wind, and voice instruments.
The program is entertaining and educational and includes a great children’s story narrated
by LA Opera Singer, Nani Sinha, with collaboration by internationally acclaimed percussionist,
Chris Garcia, performing the “soundtrack” inspired by each story.
Musical Instrument Petting ZOO: 9:00 am-9:45 am
Program: 10:00am-11:00am
Children must be accompanied by parents or guardians
go to the link to REGISTER
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sat, September 17,
7:30-11:30pm
LUMINEX 2.0: Projected Realities
artillerymag.com/events/luminex-2-0-projected-realities/#:~:text=LUMINEX%202.0%20Projected%20Realities%20%2D%20Artillery%20Magazine&text=LUMINEX%2C%20the%20award%2Dwinning%20outdoor,public%2C%20and%20accessible%20to%20all.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER 20 AND 21
@
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
invited to
share
culture
history
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments of Mesoamerica/Mexico
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9/24/
Out of the Desert
Tasha Smith Godinez
Harp Album Release Concert
www.eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-desert-tasha-smith-godinez-harp-album-release-concert-tickets-378103125627
Exceptional harpist, Tasha Smith Godinez ,
will perform music from her most recent album,
Out of the Desert, alongside her trio featuring,
Domenico Hueso on viola and Christopher Garcia on percussion.
Out of the Desert is a full length album of original music for harp solo and trio,
composed by Tasha Smith Godinez.
Join us for an enchanting evening of music in Pacific Harps first patio concert since 2020.
Tickets: $22 Presale, $30 at the door
CDs will be available for sale at the concert but may also be purchased online here.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9/25
THE MUTHERS OF INVENTION
PRIVATE EVENT
somewhere in Los Angeles, CA USA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9/28
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
private event
invited to
share
culture
history
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments of Mesoamerica/Mexico
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OCTOBER
re invited to perform in
San Miguel de Allende
and
Queretaro
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOVEMBER
11/1/TU
presentation of
THE RED THE BLACK
this will be
OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC
additional information TBA.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11/3/TH
MEXICO ATEMPORAL
@
WESTERBECK RECITAL HALL
MEXICO ATEMPORAL
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC DUO
Music for piano, indigenous instruments of Mesoamerica
and the electronic manipulation of sound
"México Atemporal is a series of musical compositions
and improvisations that surge from an ongoing exploration
of the symbiosis between indigenous instruments of Mexico
and Mesoamerica, the pianoforte, and the electronic
manipulation of sound in real time.
This exploration is guided and based in the
study of Mesoamerican codices,
the Mexica dance tradition,
and the study of classical and jazz pianist and composers
such as John Cage, Claude Debussy, Armengol and Bill Evans.
This unique collaboration between Christopher Garcia and Pablo Leñero seeks to intertwine the resonances of the past and present
of Mexico."
TIEMPO LIBRE MAGAZINE
ARTE Y CULTURA EN MEXICO
The following documentation is part of the impetus
for composing music for indigenous instruments of
Mesoamerica and Mexico and instruments associated
with Western classical music presentations.
The beauty, timbre, sonorities, resonance and silence
of the instruments of Mesoamerica disprove the documentation
below.............
“From the remaining exemplars of Aztec instruments preserved in the National Museum of Mexico, we may infer that the music the people during the pre-Conquest era was as barbarous and harsh as were the ceremonies at which their music was heard…The conch shell,
the Mixtecan tun,
the teponaztli,
the chicahuaztli,
the sonaja,
the Zapotec chirimia
and the Yaqui tambor,
are not instruments capable of producing either alone,
or in conjunction with each other, a grateful harmony:
nor can the sound of any of them induce a spiritual response that is in harmony with presently accepted standards of behavior"
EL ARTE MUSICAL EN MEXICO
Published under the official Direction in General de las Bellas Arte
Alba Herrera y Ogazon
(Published 1917)
“The music of the Aztecs was unworthy of so cultivated
a people.
They were not acquainted with stringed instruments
those they used were confined to the “
huehuetle”,
the “teponastle,”
trumpets,
sea-shells,
and
flutes - generally made of terra-cotta
- which produced shrill sounds....
the sound they produced can be imagined
it certainly lacked harmony
Drums, flutes, even conch shells accompanied
the hymns sung in the temples, which were chanted
in a sing-song manner, in a rude, monotonous tune,
fatiguing to European ears.
But the Aztecs took so much pleasure in them that they frequently sang during entire days. In spite of this taste music is the only art that remained in infancy among them. Bad musicians, the Mexicans.
On the other hand, were very skillful in the art of dancing, in which they exercised themselves under the direction of priests from childhood. Their dances, which were of great variety, had different names. They danced in circles, or arranged in files, between which a dancer executed fancy steps.
The women often took part in this amusement. For this recreation the nobles put on their most costly clothes, and decked themselves with jewels of gold, of silver, or of feathers.”
THE AZTECS
Their History, Manners, and Customs
FROM THE FRENCH OF LUCIEN BIART
(Published 1887)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11/4/
OUT OF THE DESERT
original compositions by
TASHA SMITH GODINEZ
with
myself
EL MONSTRO PERCUSSION
percussion of north and south India
breath and string instruments of MesoAmerica
PAISTE gongs and cymbals
and
Nico Huseo - viola
HARRISON HOUSE
Address:
6836 Mt Lassen Ave, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Phone:
(760) 366-4712
louharrisonhouse.org/shop/tickets/tasha-smith-november-4-2022-7pm-20-60-sliding-scale/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11/17/TH
THE RED
THE BLACK
PRIVATE EVENT
not open to the public
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8/8 and 8/9
back in the studio
info TBA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER
September 11,
3:00 pm
TASHA SMITH GODINEZ
with
myself
and
Nico Hueso - viola
September 10, 7:00 pm - Trio + Camille
Queen Bee’s,
3925 Ohio St,
San Diego, CA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER 13
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
invited to participate on
CONOCE MI CULTURA RADIO PROGRAM
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
invited to participate in the following
Sat, September 17,
10 to 11 AM
www.clazzicalnotes.org/about-us.html
This program is partially underwritten by Bill and Linda Krantz
CLAZZKIDZZ!
A Saturday Morning Musicale!
Free Program
This is a fun and unique in-person and interactive program from Clazzical Notes designed
for pre-K through elementary-school-aged children and their families to experience stories t
old through movement, percussion, wind, and voice instruments.
The program is entertaining and educational and includes a great children’s story narrated
by LA Opera Singer, Nani Sinha, with collaboration by internationally acclaimed percussionist,
Chris Garcia, performing the “soundtrack” inspired by each story.
Musical Instrument Petting ZOO: 9:00 am-9:45 am
Program: 10:00am-11:00am
Children must be accompanied by parents or guardians
go to the link to REGISTER
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sat, September 17,
7:30-11:30pm
LUMINEX 2.0: Projected Realities
artillerymag.com/events/luminex-2-0-projected-realities/#:~:text=LUMINEX%202.0%20Projected%20Realities%20%2D%20Artillery%20Magazine&text=LUMINEX%2C%20the%20award%2Dwinning%20outdoor,public%2C%20and%20accessible%20to%20all.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER 20 AND 21
@
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
invited to
share
culture
history
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments of Mesoamerica/Mexico
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9/24/
Out of the Desert
Tasha Smith Godinez
Harp Album Release Concert
www.eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-desert-tasha-smith-godinez-harp-album-release-concert-tickets-378103125627
Exceptional harpist, Tasha Smith Godinez ,
will perform music from her most recent album,
Out of the Desert, alongside her trio featuring,
Domenico Hueso on viola and Christopher Garcia on percussion.
Out of the Desert is a full length album of original music for harp solo and trio,
composed by Tasha Smith Godinez.
Join us for an enchanting evening of music in Pacific Harps first patio concert since 2020.
Tickets: $22 Presale, $30 at the door
CDs will be available for sale at the concert but may also be purchased online here.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9/25
THE MUTHERS OF INVENTION
PRIVATE EVENT
somewhere in Los Angeles, CA USA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9/28
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
private event
invited to
share
culture
history
indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments of Mesoamerica/Mexico
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OCTOBER
re invited to perform in
San Miguel de Allende
and
Queretaro
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOVEMBER
11/1/TU
presentation of
THE RED THE BLACK
this will be
OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC
additional information TBA.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11/3/TH
MEXICO ATEMPORAL
@
WESTERBECK RECITAL HALL
MEXICO ATEMPORAL
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC DUO
Music for piano, indigenous instruments of Mesoamerica
and the electronic manipulation of sound
"México Atemporal is a series of musical compositions
and improvisations that surge from an ongoing exploration
of the symbiosis between indigenous instruments of Mexico
and Mesoamerica, the pianoforte, and the electronic
manipulation of sound in real time.
This exploration is guided and based in the
study of Mesoamerican codices,
the Mexica dance tradition,
and the study of classical and jazz pianist and composers
such as John Cage, Claude Debussy, Armengol and Bill Evans.
This unique collaboration between Christopher Garcia and Pablo Leñero seeks to intertwine the resonances of the past and present
of Mexico."
TIEMPO LIBRE MAGAZINE
ARTE Y CULTURA EN MEXICO
The following documentation is part of the impetus
for composing music for indigenous instruments of
Mesoamerica and Mexico and instruments associated
with Western classical music presentations.
The beauty, timbre, sonorities, resonance and silence
of the instruments of Mesoamerica disprove the documentation
below.............
“From the remaining exemplars of Aztec instruments preserved in the National Museum of Mexico, we may infer that the music the people during the pre-Conquest era was as barbarous and harsh as were the ceremonies at which their music was heard…The conch shell,
the Mixtecan tun,
the teponaztli,
the chicahuaztli,
the sonaja,
the Zapotec chirimia
and the Yaqui tambor,
are not instruments capable of producing either alone,
or in conjunction with each other, a grateful harmony:
nor can the sound of any of them induce a spiritual response that is in harmony with presently accepted standards of behavior"
EL ARTE MUSICAL EN MEXICO
Published under the official Direction in General de las Bellas Arte
Alba Herrera y Ogazon
(Published 1917)
“The music of the Aztecs was unworthy of so cultivated
a people.
They were not acquainted with stringed instruments
those they used were confined to the “
huehuetle”,
the “teponastle,”
trumpets,
sea-shells,
and
flutes - generally made of terra-cotta
- which produced shrill sounds....
the sound they produced can be imagined
it certainly lacked harmony
Drums, flutes, even conch shells accompanied
the hymns sung in the temples, which were chanted
in a sing-song manner, in a rude, monotonous tune,
fatiguing to European ears.
But the Aztecs took so much pleasure in them that they frequently sang during entire days. In spite of this taste music is the only art that remained in infancy among them. Bad musicians, the Mexicans.
On the other hand, were very skillful in the art of dancing, in which they exercised themselves under the direction of priests from childhood. Their dances, which were of great variety, had different names. They danced in circles, or arranged in files, between which a dancer executed fancy steps.
The women often took part in this amusement. For this recreation the nobles put on their most costly clothes, and decked themselves with jewels of gold, of silver, or of feathers.”
THE AZTECS
Their History, Manners, and Customs
FROM THE FRENCH OF LUCIEN BIART
(Published 1887)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11/4/
OUT OF THE DESERT
original compositions by
TASHA SMITH GODINEZ
with
myself
EL MONSTRO PERCUSSION
percussion of north and south India
breath and string instruments of MesoAmerica
PAISTE gongs and cymbals
and
Nico Huseo - viola
HARRISON HOUSE
Address:
6836 Mt Lassen Ave, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Phone:
(760) 366-4712
louharrisonhouse.org/shop/tickets/tasha-smith-november-4-2022-7pm-20-60-sliding-scale/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11/17/TH
THE RED
THE BLACK
PRIVATE EVENT
not open to the public
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
